Marco Rubio says New Sanctions Bill against Iran is in the Works

Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he is skeptical of the deal that world powers recently stuck with Iran over its disputed nuclear program and said a group of lawmakers are working out the details on a new legislative package of sanctions against Iran. 

Mr. Rubio, Florida Republican and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said a bipartisan coalition of senators appears poised to move forward with legislation that would tighten sanctions if Iran fails to live up to its end of the six-month agreement it struck last week with the so-called P5+1 group of nations — the U.S., the U.K., Russia, China, France and Germany.

“I think the point of debate now would be whether those sanctions would be triggered by either a lack of compliance with the agreement that is in place, or at the expiration of this existing agreement, if a new one that has not been reached,” Mr. Rubio said. “That is a subject that is still being debated, and there is no finality to it in terms of the group that is looking at it.” 

The White House has expressed concern that the legislation could torpedo the agreement that was reached with Iran on Nov. 23, which over the long run aims to prevent Iran from ever being able to obtain a nuclear weapon.

Mr. Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential contender, made the remarks during a question-and-answer session at the Chatham House in London, where he said in an address that the U.S. and Britain must continue to stand together on the world stage and warn that the growing threat from Iran threatens regional stability in the Middle East and global security.

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